with the biggest is for us is we are not seeing it develop. it will be an interesting cycle for us. typically these closing days we would be tilting our races to one party or another. campaigns really matter. to have redistricting. they control the process down the line. they were fighting tooth and nail to pick up these districts. this was the district that obama won by 63%. the democrats are not making the gains they need to, we could see minimal democratic gains. what could be surprising is republicans even pick up seats. > >> in a few minute bob macdonald will speak at a rally for mitt romney. he's expected to speak shortly. this is live coverage on c-span. >> in the state it has been a battleground. we have several battlegrounds going on. we have the governor's race going on. north carolina has had 20 straight years of democratic governors. it is the longest run of democratic governors east of the mississippi river that could come to an end. the democratic nominee whose lieutenant governor is walter dalton, polls suggest he is in deep trouble. he lost to them in 2008. they have